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Taps

1981 · 2h 6m · Drama

“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

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Cast

• George C. Scott as General Harlan Bache
• Timothy Hutton as Cadet Major Brian Moreland
• Ronny Cox as Colonel Kerby
• Sean Penn as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
• Tom Cruise as Cadet Captain David Shawn
• John P. Navin Jr. as Derek Mellott
• Billy Van Zandt as Bug
• Evan Handler as Edward West
• Giancarlo Esposito as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
• Brendan Ward as Charlie Auden
• Donald Kimmel as Billy Harris
• Timothy Wahrer as Cadet Major John Cooper

Details

Director

Harold Becker

Released

December 20, 1981

Runtime

2h 6m

Genres

Drama

Studio

20th Century Fox

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.7 / 10 from 313 votes